Maybe, just maybe, I chose the girl in the picture as the recipient of this month’s loan because of her lovely smile. Or maybe, just maybe, it was because my daughter, Mishaela (otherwise known as Mishi) is home in G-town at the moment and when I saw this lady’s name I just couldn’t click past it.

Our monthly KIVA plug 🙂 Kiva gives you the chance to make small loans to borrowers in some of the poorer countries in the world working to start businesses and improve their lives. I’m already lending on Kiva and thought you’d like to join me with a $25 Free Trial. Redeem your Free Trial while they last!

It’s that time of the month when repayments from our previous KIVA loans come back into our account and we get to lend the money out to the next person. KIVA is a great tool to help kids realize how diverse the world is and just how lucky they are.

Here’s what KIVA has to say about itself – “We are a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world.”

Idriz is thirty-nine years old, married and has three children between the ages of one and five years old. He works on a farm, earning a very low salary, and his wife is a housewife who stays at home to care for the home and the children. Kiva works with microfinance institutions on five continents to provide loans to people without access to traditional banking systems.